Thermal Paste

[solly2]

hey iv'e jsut bought a intel i3 processor and it comes with a heat sink on with what i think is already past on it looks like this:

and i found it on the intel website http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030329.htm do i need to put more on? or simply put the heatsink on top of the new processor?

 

[RJC]

Thats the paste, just put it on the cpu

 

[iostream]

Thats the paste, just put it on the cpu

Would there be any benefit in using paste from another company, eg Arctic Silver 5? Is there actually a noticeable difference?

 

[solly2]

ahh wicked so i dont need to buy any or put any on

Thanks

 

[Higadeb]

1) No you don't need to put any more on. Just pop it in and go.
2) Yes there is a difference between third party paste and the stock one. Maybe as much as 10'C given the right chip and cooler if you go for the top end stuff. But unless you're into OCing then it really isn't worth it. Upgrading the paste on a stock cooler is pointless.

 

[j.col]

1) Upgrading the paste on a stock cooler is pointless.

this tbh, just mount it the way it is